SUKALYAN SENGUPTA , Ph. D., P. E.

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Telephone: (508)-999-8470
Fax: (508)-999-8964
E-mail: ssengupta@umassd.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Civil (Environmental) Engineering,1994
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

M.S. Civil (Environmental) Engineering,1991
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

B.S. Civil Engineering,1985)
Calcutta University, India.

INTERESTS

• Physico-chemical (Ion-exchange, Adsorption and Membrane-aided) processes in water/wastewater/hazardous waste decontamination systems and in-situ soil/slurry decontamination processes.

• Nutrient removal and recovery from aqueous systems.

• Development of on-line water quality sensors for remote control of decentralized wastewater treatment facilities

EXPERIENCE
Teaching
01/94 - present

Assistant professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA 02747


Courses Developed/Modified:
CEN 504: Environmental Chemistry
CEN 514: Hazardous Waste Management
CEN 524: Physico-Chemical Treatment Methods in Environmental Engineering
CEN 304: Sanitary & Environmental Engineering
CEN 499: Numerical Analysis Techniques in Civil Engineering
CEN 411: Water Quality Engineering

CEN 161: Civil Engineering Design Graphics - AUTOCAD Lab
CEN 313: Fluid Mechanics Lab
CEN 314: Environmental Engineering Lab


Research Projects:

Characterization and Treatability Studies of Wastewater Generated by Beauty Salons

Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N/P) from Cranberry-bog Effluent Combined with N/P Recovery by an Innovative Electro-Partitioning Process

An Innovative Process for Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater by Induced Electric Gradient Followed by Nitrate Selective Membrane.

Decontamination of Heavy-Metal-Laden Soils by Composite Ion-Exchange Membranes in Slurry-Reactors and Under the Influence of Electric Gradient

Anaerobic Digestion for Treatment of High-Strength Aquaculture Waste



PUBLICATIONS

S. Sengupta, "Extraction of NH4+ and NO3- from Wastewater Combined with Generation of a Nitrogenous Fertilizer", to be submitted for publication.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Electro-Membrane Partitioning: An Innovative In-Situ Heavy Metal Decontamination Process", submitted for publication, Reactive and Functionalized Polymers.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Heavy Metal Separation from Sludge Using Chelating Ion-Exchangers with Non-Traditional Morphology", Reactive & Functionalized Polymers, Vol. 35, 1997.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Solid Phase Metal Separation in an Unfavorable Background Environment by Composite Membranes", Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, Vol. 13, Number 2, 1996.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Characterizing a New class of Sorptive/Desorptive Ion Exchange Membranes for Decontamination of Heavy-Metal-Laden Sludges" , Env. Sci. &Tech., Vol. 27, 10, 2133-2140, 1993.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Treatment of Heavy-Metal-Laden Sludges by a New Class of Sorptive/Desorptive Membranes", The 1994 Membrane Technology Reviews.

S. Sengupta and T. Rose, "Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N/P) Removal from Wastewater Combined with Extraction of N/P fertilizer", Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, July 1997.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Electro-Membrane-Partitioning: An Innovative In-Situ Heavy Metal Decontamination Process", Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Roanoke, Virginia, July 1997.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Separation of Heavy Metals from Solid Phase by Composite Membranes", Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, July 1995.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Solid Phase Heavy Metal Separation Under Unfavorable Background Conditions by Composite Membranes", Proceedings of "Applications of Chemical Engineering Fundamentals to Environmental Problems", AIChE Summer Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1995.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Application of Composite Sorptive/Desorptive Ion Exchange Membrane in Selective Heavy-Metal Solid-Phase Separation, "Recent Developments in Adsorption and Ion Exchange", AIChE Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, November 1994.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Chelating Composite Membrane: Its Application in Selective Heavy-Metal Solid Phase Separation", Proceedings of the 1994 National Conference on Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Boulder, Colorado, July 1994.

S. Sengupta and A. K. sengupta, "Application of a New Class of Composite Membranes Towards Heavy Metal Decontamination", 25th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, July 1993.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Composite Sorptive/Desorptive Membrane for Sludge Decontamination", 205th ACS National Meeting, Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Denver, Colorado, March 1993.

S. Sengupta and A. K. Sengupta, "Decontamination of Heavy-Metal- Laden Sludges by a New Class of Composite Membranes", International Conference On Hazardous Waste Management, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 1992.

S. Sengupta, A. K. Sengupta, & B. Shi, "Porous Composite Membranes with Entrapped Chelating Microbeads: A New Material for Metals Recovery from Sludge", 203rd ACS National Meeting,Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, San Francisco, California, April 1992.

I. J. Kugelman, V. G. Guida, S. Sengupta, et al, "Waste Treatment and Energy Recovery in Closed-Cycle Aquaculture Systems",Technical Report, Environmental Studies Center, Lehigh University, January 1992.



HONORS

Winner of 1994 Graduate Student Research Award sponsored by Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Chemical Society,

Winner of 1994 Graduate Student Award sponsored by American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry.

Member Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.

Recipient of College Merit Scholarship during undergraduate study.



Membership

American Water Works Association
American Society Of Civil Engineers
American Chemical Society
Association of Environmental Engineering Professors

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Commonwealth of Massachusetts